Labor force with intermediate education, male in Norway
Norway: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 65.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Norway, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education, male in Norway is 65.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in Norway peaked at 82.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2024.
That places Norway 105th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 81.3% | — |
| 1997 | 82.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.1% | 81.3% | 82.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 78.3% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 74.2% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 65.1% | 74.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in Norway?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in Norway was 65.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- Norway ranks 105th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).